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Special Session on "Investing in Science, Technology and Innovation: Challenges and Opportunities for Parliaments"
Friday, 9 November 2007
Hungarian Academy of Sciences (Budapest V., Roosevelt square 9.)
Room C
11.30 - 13.30
Special Session on "Investing in Science, Technology and Innovation: Challenges and Opportunities for Parliaments" I.
Organisers
UNESCO and ISESCO
Facilitators
Mustafa EL-TAYEB, Director Science Policy and Sustainable Development Division, UNESCO
Diana MALPEDE, Science Policy and Sustainable Development Division, UNESCO
Chair
Werner ARBER
1978 Nobel Laureate in Medicine, Switzerland
Opening Addresses
- E. Sylvester VIZI
President, Hungarian Academy of Sciences - Walter ERDELEN
Assistant Director General for Natural Sciences, UNESCO - Mohammad SAAID DAYER
Division of Sustainable Environment & Natural Resources, ISESCO
Budgeting from Science and Technology Perspective: The Role of Parliaments
Chair
Mustafa EL-TAYEB
Director Science Policy and Sustainable Development Division, UNESCO
Introductory Remarksby
M. R. ZOU'BI
Director General, Islamic -World Academy of Science
Speakers
- Hossam BADRAWI
MP, Parliament of Egypt - Slavica GRKOVSKA
MP, Chairperson, Committee on Education, Science and Sports Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia - Patrick AMURIAT OBOYI
MP, Science and Technology Committee, Parliament of Uganda - Ulla BURCHARDT
MP, Chairperson, Committee on Education, Research and Technology Assessment, German Federal Parliament - Discussion
National and Regional Experiences in Science and Technology Budgeting Process
Chair
Pallab GHOSH
Science Journalist, UK
Speakers
- Saviour CHISHIMBA
MP, Chairperson, Science and Technology Committee, National Assembly of Zambia - Gordana DUKIĂ
MP, Chairperson, Board Education Science and Information, National Assembly of the Republic of Srpska
Parliament of Italy - Fritz SCHIESSER
MP, Committee for Science Education and Culture Council of States, Switzerland - Hon. J. A. ABAYA
MP, Chairperson, Committee on Science and Technology, House of Representatives, Philippines - Discussion
15.00 - 16.30
Special Session on "Investing in Science, Technology and Innovation: Challenges and Opportunities for Parliaments" II.
Organisers
UNESCO and ISESCO
Facilitators
Mustafa EL-TAYEB, Director Science Policy and Sustainable Development Division, UNESCO
Diana MALPEDE, Science Policy and Sustainable Development Division, UNESCO
Round Table Parliamentarians and Science Journalists
Chair
Walter ERDELEN
Assistant Director General for Sciences, UNESCO
Speakers:
- Virginijus DOMARKAS
MP, Chairperson, Committee on Education, Science and Culture, Parliament of Lithuania - Nadia EL-AWADY
Science Journalist, Egypt - Diran ONIFADE
Science Journalist, Nigeria - Heping JIA
Science Journalist, China - Silvia LUNA
MP, Chairperson, Commission for Science and Technology, Chamber of Deputies, Mexico - Discussion
Conclusions and Recommendations
- Mustafa EL-TAYEB
Director, Science Policy and Sustainable Development Division, UNESCO - Valeria ROMAN
Science Journalist, Argentina